你们还没正式交往吗
“You're still not together?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你们 还没 正式交往 吗
“You're still not together?”
“You're spending all this time together, what are you waiting for to make it official?”
In Chinese dating culture, having an explicit 'confession' or clear mutual acknowledgment of being boyfriend/girlfriend (正式交往) is a distinct milestone rather than something assumed implicitly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to date officially; to be in an official relationship
Commonly used in dating contexts to distinguish between casual seeing each other and an exclusive, committed relationship.
Turns the statement into a direct yes-no question with an inquiring tone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't formally confessed my love to you”
“Isn't it too early to talk about marriage?”
“You don't really know her that well yet.”
“have never met,”
“Before discussing anything,”
“There were a lot of things we didn't get to talk about.”